{
    "term": "conclude",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "conclude",
            "heSheIt": "concludes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "concluded",
        "pastParticiple": "concluded",
        "ingForm": "concluding"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to decide or believe something as a result of what you have heard or seen",
            "sensetop": "conclude somethingconclude something from somethingconclude (that)…conclude from something that…it is concluded that…+ speech",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It is too early for us to conclude anything.",
                    "contextForm": "conclude something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What do you conclude from that?",
                    "contextForm": "conclude something from something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **report concluded** (that) the cheapest option was to close the laboratory.",
                    "contextForm": "conclude (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He concluded from their remarks that they were not in favour of the plan.",
                    "contextForm": "conclude from something that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was concluded that the level of change necessary would be low.",
                    "contextForm": "it is concluded that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘So it should be safe to continue,’ he concluded.",
                    "contextForm": "+ speech"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘There really isn't much hope left,’ she concluded."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was concluded that there was little that could be done."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Whatever you conclude, remember that there are certain things we may not know."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Scientific research"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to come to an end; to bring something to an end",
            "sensetop": "conclude with somethingconclude by doing somethingconclude somethingconclude something with somethingconclude+ speech",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This was how the negotiations finally concluded."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let me make just a few concluding remarks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the concluding chapter of the book"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The programme concluded with Stravinsky's ‘Rite of Spring’.",
                    "contextForm": "conclude with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He concluded by wishing everyone a safe trip home.",
                    "contextForm": "conclude by doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The commission concluded its investigation last month.",
                    "contextForm": "conclude something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "And that concludes our programme for today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The main responsibility of a salesperson is to conclude a sale successfully."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She concluded her speech with a quotation from Shakespeare.",
                    "contextForm": "conclude something with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Anyway, she should be back soon,’ he concluded.",
                    "contextForm": "conclude+ speech"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to arrange and settle an agreement with somebody formally and finally",
            "sensetop": "conclude something (with somebody)",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They concluded a treaty with Turkey."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A trade agreement was concluded between the two countries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The problems arose from the failure to conclude a new agreement."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈkluːd/",
                "audio": "xc/conclude/xconclude__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈkluːdz/",
                "audio": "xc/conclude/xconcludes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈkluːdɪd/",
                "audio": "xc/conclude/xconcluded__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈkluːdɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/conclude/xconcluding__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈkluːd/",
                "audio": "xc/conclude/xconclude__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈkluːdz/",
                "audio": "xc/conclude/xconcludes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈkluːdɪd/",
                "audio": "xc/conclude/xconcluded__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈkluːdɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/conclude/xconcluding__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘convince’): from Latin concludere, from con- ‘completely’ + claudere ‘to shut’."
}